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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "huge amount of money" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "the consignment" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
  • "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a orphan scam.
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • robensontoure@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 04:59:40 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT/CONFIDENCIAL.


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: robensontoure@yahoo.com



- Robenson Toure,Dearest One,Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you.I am Robenson Toure the only son of late Mr and Mrs isaka Toure from the republic of sierra loene. My father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant based in Cote Divoire, the economic capital of Cote Abijan before he was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outing to discuss on a business deal.When my mother died on the 21st October 1984, my father took me so special because I am motherless. Before the death of my father on 27th June 2003 in a private hospital here in Cambodia. He secretly called me on his bedside and told me that he has a sum of $9.500.000 left in a security company here in Cambodia, that he used my name as her only son for the next of kin in deposit of the consignment.Further more he also explained to me that it was because of this wealth and some huge amount of money his business associates supposed to balance him from the deal!
they had that he was been poisoned.He then advised that I should seek for a God fearing foreign partner in a country of my choice who will assist me retrieve this consignment and transfer this money and use it for investment purpose, then I would want you to provide your personal contacts including your phone/fax number for easier communication.I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways.1) I want you to help me retrieve this money from the security company here and transfer it to your account for onward investment in your country.2) You are going to be the manager of this fund and also my personal guardian until I finished my studies as I'm just 23 years old.3) You are going to procure admission for me to continue my studies in one of the known university in your country.4) Moreover, I am willing to offer you 15% of the sum as compensation for effort input after the successful retrieve of this consignment from the security company here. And I am willing!
to proceed with you as soon as I have your response. Anticipating to
hear from you soon.From ROBENSON TOURE.

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